Why Do Employee Engagement Right?

Taiga Company blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company
Apr 3, 2012 12:20 PM ET
Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner of Taiga Company

Blog by Julie Urlaub, Founder and Managing Partner at Taiga Company

Is there a reason to do employee engagement right?  In fact, are there dangers of a disengaged workforce?  Some would argue low employee morale, broken culture, loss of productivity and unmet performance objectives as symptoms of a disengaged workforce.  Engagement begins with what an organization values.  Where do employees rank among business sustainability stakeholders? Who is ultimately responsible for their engagement?  And how do they directly contribute to your business success?   In an attempt to answer these questions, our sustainability consulting focuses it attention on the post, Employee Engagement: Why Do It If You Can’t Do it Right?.  Contained within, an Environmental Leader guest writer and professional consultant explores the relationship between employee engagement and company success.     “Leaders who are embracing employee engagement as a tool for supporting their sustainability efforts would be well advised to think through why they desire employee engagement, what they are trying to achieve, and how they intend to carry it out.” Click here to continue reading Why Do Employee Engagement Right?   Home to one third of the earth's trees, the Taiga is the largest land-based biosphere and encircles the globe. Its immense oxygen production literally changes the atmosphere and refreshes the planet. It is this continuous renewal that has shaped Taiga Company's vision to drive similar change in the business world. Taiga Company seeks to be the "oxygen for your business".